cutting them, this is because of the inflation picture which is proving stickier, inflation at 2.7%, above the 2% target, and the labourremains robust. . ' . , robust. that difference will be the focus for _ robust. that difference will be the focus for the _ robust. that difference will be the focus for the federal - the focus for the federal reserve, not necessarily on the labour market which is pretty strong, but now inflation and keeping the sticky inflation in check. in keeping the sticky inflation in check. ,, , , , check. in september the focus was very much _ check. in september the focus was very much on _ check. in september the focus was very much on the - check. in september the focus was very much on the labour l was very much on the labour market picture, as opposed to progress on inflation, so maybe that starts to turn on its head, and i was speaking to peter earle of the american institute of research and he explained the challenges the federal reserve has of this dual mandate of focusing on inflation and the labour market. right now the fed is in a tricky position. lowering rates seems appropriate beca

prove to be wrong. third, police. the government is recommitting to the labour manifesto pledge to deliver 30,000 additional neighbourhoode officers, police community support officers and special constables. a challenge here is the fact the police federation of england and wales�*s last survey of its members suggested around a fifth of existing offices were planning to leave the force, with many low morale. fourth, housing. labour's manifesto pledge to build 1.5 million new homes over the course of the parliament, that would equate to around 300,000 per year. the most recent data shows that only 221,000 met —— net additional dwellings were delivered in england in 2023-24, delivered in england in 2023—24, down on the previous year. many housing experts are sceptical about the feasibility of labour's target, given the lack of affordability of new housing, which has put off barriers and deterred many developers from building. there are also expected to be targets for clean power and for raising the share of children who are ready for school at the age of five by improving access to early years education. now, of these, it's

labour's election triumph. at the heart of it, peter mandelson. he helped engineer that victory, political cunning his hallmark. since then, despite repeated scandals, he's provedvor. fast forward 25 years, and once again, he's worked his way to the heart of things. the labour party is genuinely back now as the political arm of the british people. his admirers see in him an unusual ability to get close to those in power and a deep knowledge of business. he served in successive labour cabinets and in brussels in a top eu trade role, something that makes him perfect to be our ambassador in the age of donald trump and possible tariff wars to come. he's got really strong experience in trade. he was, of course, an eu trade commissioner. he's got very good political contacts in washington dc, and i think his appointment would be a reflection of the importance of the us—uk special relationship. but in stark contrast to donald trump, peter mandelson is a believer in the importance of the eu, thinks brexit has done colossal damage to the uk, wants engagement with china, and he's described mr trump in unflattering ways. an american president who is little short of a whit

number of people crossing the challenge in small boats has proved to be a political headache for a number of governments now. today, the laboure that more than 20,000 people have come to the uk in small boats since sir keir starmer became prime minister. let's look at the figures here. this is the figures here. this is the figure for 2024, just over 20,000, from july when labour took power to now. looking at previous years covering the same period, to figure this year is higher than it was last year. it is a lot lower than it was in 2022, that was a record number of crossings. it is broadly the same as it was in 2021. there was a sharp spike in october this year which contributed to that number. home office figures claim that the weather was a factor, but does that argument stand up to scrutiny? you might hear about this today, days when the met office says the weather is better and the government thinks it is more likely that people will come across the channel on a small boat. there were a high number of these read days in october. in and of itself, is that an explanation for these crossings? we have looked at this issue be

prove to be wrong. third, police. the government is recommitting to the labour manifesto pledge to deliver 13,000 additional neighbourhood the feasibility of labour's target, given the lack of affordability of new housing, which has put off many buyers and deterred developers from building. there are also expected to be targets for clean power, and for raising the share of children who are ready for school at the age of five by improving access to early years education. now, of these, it's the targets on clean power, housing and hospital waiting times which are likely to prove the hardest to meet. we'rejoined by the home secretary, yvette cooper. thank secretary, yvette cooper. you forjoining us on bb( brea kfast. thank you forjoining us on bbc breakfast. why is a reset needed now five months into government? the prime five months into government? tue: prime minister five months into government? tte: prime minister is five months into government? tt9 prime minister is setting out today the plan for change, and this is the major milestones that capture the priorities for people across the country and the things that we ar

proved labour's point. we something like rwanda? proved labour's point.— labour's point.

but today's gdp figures prove labour doesn't have the slightest clue about growth.bour has exhausted its inheritance card at every turn. it has blamed the tories for all of its decisions, whether it was tax rises, increased government borrowing, even releasing violent criminals early. labour played the game of doom and gloom so intensely that it itself spooked the markets and led to a crisis of confidence. but it can no longer play this game. the economic inheritance for labour was 0.7% growth in the first quarter of 2024 , and the first quarter of 2024, and 0.4% in the second quarter. but laboun 0.4% in the second quarter. but labour, the self—proclaimed adults in the room, the purveyors of economics, the people who vowed never to play fast and loose with the country's finances have delivered 0% growth for the first quarter in charge, with an actual decline in gdp per capita, which is even more important as that means every individual in the country is getting poorer. indeed, early estimates suggest that in october, the first month in the fourth quarter of this yea

a terrifying sequel to this labour government like the hangover part two, but worse. this new administration is proving the nightmare on downing street, made up of the good, the bad and the ugly, and it's embarked on a mission impossible, a bit like titanic . impossible, a bit like titanic. we know how this one ends. your reaction? are you excited about labour's reboot? can keir starmer turn this around and win back the confidence of the british people? let me know your thoughts gbnews.com/yoursay. first up, tonight's top pundits. we have former conservative mp michael fabricant. we also have the editor at large at the mail newspaper that is charlotte griffiths. mail on sunday, i should add, and television news legend michael crick. great to see all three of you. charlotte, let me start with you. can keir starmer turn this one around? he's going to have a reboot, a refresh. will it work? >> i don't think it's going to work. i think it's an admission of guilt. it's so embarrassing that he's even planning this thing. and he's claiming that it's been in the works for ages and wasn't conducted in the last

prove that we're lucky to be out of the eu? and were the conspiracy theorists right all along about covid? and would we have been better off doing nothing? also tonight, as reform uk sensationally overtake labour in the polls, is nigel farage now unstoppable ? now unstoppable? to fall out over those topics and many more. to fall out over those topics and many more . tonight my friday and many more. tonight my friday 18 we have broadcaster and truth bomb dropper chloe dobbs , bbc bomb dropper chloe dobbs, bbc radio legend liz kershaw and fearless political commentator zoe grunwald. plus, at the end of the show, tonight's top ten list labour government themed bond movies. you won't want to miss it. that's tonight's top ten. but first, after a disastrous speech yesterday, if sir keir starmer remains this unpopular, should his party get rid of him? that's after the news headlines and someone that's here to stay. sophia hill . that's here to stay. sophia hill. >> mark, thank you very good evening. it'sjust >> mark, thank you very good evening. it's just gone 8:00 i'm sophia hill with your latest headunes sophia hill with your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. the top story this evening. 3 mill